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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2006
Raymond E. Ozzie, Seattle, WA (US);
William H. Gates, Iii, Medina, WA (US);
Gary W. Flake, Bellevue, WA (US);
Thomas F. Bergstraesser, Kirkland, WA (US);
Arnold N. Blinn, Hunts Point, WA (US);
Christopher W. Brumme, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Lili Cheng, Bellevue, WA (US);
Michael Connolly, Seattle, WA (US);
Nishant V. Dani, Redmond, WA (US);
Dane A. Glasgow, Medina, WA (US);
Daniel S. Glasser, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Alexander G. Gounares, Kirkland, WA (US);
James R. Larus, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Matthew B. Maclaurin, Woodinville, WA (US);
Henricus Johannes Maria Meijer, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Debi P. Mishra, Bellevue, WA (US);
Amit Mital, Kirkland, WA (US);
Ira L. Snyder, Jr., Bellevue, WA (US);
Chandramohan A. Thekkath, Palo Alto, CA (US);
David R. Treadwell, Iii, Seattle, WA (US);
Melora Zaner-godsey, Redmond, WA (US);
Raymond E. Ozzie, Seattle, WA (US);
William H. Gates, III, Medina, WA (US);
Gary W. Flake, Bellevue, WA (US);
Thomas F. Bergstraesser, Kirkland, WA (US);
Arnold N. Blinn, Hunts Point, WA (US);
Christopher W. Brumme, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Lili Cheng, Bellevue, WA (US);
Michael Connolly, Seattle, WA (US);
Nishant V. Dani, Redmond, WA (US);
Dane A. Glasgow, Medina, WA (US);
Daniel S. Glasser, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Alexander G. Gounares, Kirkland, WA (US);
James R. Larus, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Matthew B. MacLaurin, Woodinville, WA (US);
Henricus Johannes Maria Meijer, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Debi P. Mishra, Bellevue, WA (US);
Amit Mital, Kirkland, WA (US);
Ira L. Snyder, Jr., Bellevue, WA (US);
Chandramohan A. Thekkath, Palo Alto, CA (US);
David R. Treadwell, III, Seattle, WA (US);
Melora Zaner-Godsey, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Personal data mining mechanisms and methods are employed to identify relevant information that otherwise would likely remain undiscovered. Users supply personal data that can be analyzed in conjunction with data associated with a plurality of other users to provide useful information that can improve business operations and/or quality of life. Personal data can be mined alone or in conjunction with third party data to identify correlations amongst the data and associated users. Applications or services can interact with such data and present it to users in a myriad of manners, for instance as notifications of opportunities.